Blood of Jesus!

Blood of Jesus!

The people of Kiriath-Jearim got the chest and took it to Abinadab's house, which was on a hill in their town. They chose his son Eleazar to take care of it, and it stayed there for twenty years. During this time everyone in Israel was very sad and begged the LORD for help. One day, Samuel told all the people of Israel, "If you really want to turn back to the LORD, then prove it. Get rid of your foreign idols, including the ones of the goddess Astarte. Turn to the LORD with all your heart and worship only Him. Then He will rescue you from the Philistines." The people got rid of their idols and began worshiping only the LORD. Then Samuel said, "Tell everyone in Israel to meet together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you." The Israelites did so. They drew water from the well and poured it out as an offering to the LORD. On that same day they fasted  to show their sorrow, and they confessed they had been unfaithful to the LORD. When the Philistine rulers found out about the meeting at Mizpah, they sent an army there to attack the people of Israel. The Israelites were afraid when they heard that the Philistines were coming. "Don't stop praying!" they told Samuel. "Ask the LORD our God to rescue us." Samuel begged the LORD to rescue Israel, then he sacrificed a young lamb to the LORD. Samuel had not even finished offering the sacrifice when the Philistines started to attack. But the LORD answered his prayer and made thunder crash all around them. The Philistines panicked and ran away. The men of Israel left Mizpah and went after them as far as the hillside below Beth-Car, killing every enemy soldier they caught. The Philistines were so badly beaten that it was quite a while before they attacked Israel again. After the battle, Samuel set up a monument between Mizpah and the rocky cliffs. He named it "Ebenezer" to remind Israel how much the LORD had helped them. For as long as Samuel lived, the LORD helped Israel fight the Philistines.  The Israelites were even able to recapture their towns and territory between Ekron and Gath. Israel was also at peace with the Amorites.  Samuel was a leader in Israel all his life.

Lesson to be Learnt:

                In our mail on Monday(Seek First His Presence!) we saw that the Israelites brought the ark of the covenant to the battle ground and was very confident that they were going to win. But it was the contrary they lost it, because they were disobedient that time. But this time they had left all their unlawful ways and poured out their hearts before the Lord in total surrender and this time the Lord fought from heaven using thunder and saved them. That’s why the bible say the Lord hates the proud but answers the humble obedient people. The Lord knows we are humans and we are tempted to sin again n again. So how to be freed from it . Jesus died on the cross for us and shed His blood for us. When we acknowledge that fact and accept Jesus as our personal savior, we are washed in His blood and the blood of Jesus justifies us and frees us from the urge to sin. There are many who are addicted to drugs/smoking/drinking/ and other problems, they know it is wrong and they even try to get back, but they couldn’t, you can be like Samuel and pray for them and get them relived from their sinful life. Any sinner can be saved by the Lord and once washed in His blood, old things have passed away and all things are new and God never says u were a sinner , u did that terrible mistake, u did this horrible error. No!! Never!! Once you are saved you are free from bondage and guilt. So are you washed in the blood of the Lord Jesus?

1John 1:7

(CEV)  But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of His Son Jesus washes all our sins away.

(Hindi) पर यदि जैसा वह ज्योति में है, वैसे ही हम भी ज्योति में चलें, तो एक दूसरे से सहभागिता रखते हैं? और उसके पुत्र यीशु मसीह का लोहू हमें सब पापोंसे शुद्ध करता है।

 (Kan) ಆತನು ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿರು ವಂತೆಯೇ ನಾವೂ ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದರೆ ನಾವು ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸಂಗಡಲೊಬ್ಬರು ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯತೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದೇವೆ; ಆತನ ಮಗನಾದ ಯೇಸುಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ರಕ್ತವು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಕಲ ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ಶುದ್ಧಿಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.

(Mal) അവന്‍ വെളിച്ചത്തില്‍ ഇരിക്കുന്നതു പോലെ നാം വെളിച്ചത്തില്‍ നടക്കുന്നുവെങ്കില്‍ നമുക്കു തമ്മില്‍ കൂട്ടായ്മ ഉണ്ടു; അവന്റെ പുത്രനായ യേശുവിന്റെ രക്തം സകല പാപവും പോക്കി നമ്മെ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നു.

 (Tamil OV)  அவர் ஒளியிலிருக்கிறதுபோல நாமும் ஒளியிலே நடந்தால் ஒருவரோடொருவர் ஐக்கியப்பட்டிருப்போம்; அவருடைய குமாரனாகிய இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் இரத்தம் சகல பாவங்களையும் நீக்கி, நம்மைச் சுத்திகரிக்கும்.

(Telugu)  అయితే ఆయన వెలుగులోనున్న ప్రకారము మనమును వెలుగులో నడిచినయెడల మనము అన్యోన్యసహవాసము గలవారమై యుందుము; అప్పుడు ఆయన కుమారుడైన యేసు రక్తము ప్రతి పాపమునుండి మనలను పవిత్రులనుగా చేయును.